Borders and documents

Kapitan Andreevo–Kapikule is Bulgaria’s busiest crossing to Turkey. When queues are worst, how long checks take and how to plan a trip to Edirne.

Kulata–Promachonas is the main road from Sofia to Thessaloniki. Since Bulgaria joined Schengen, routine checks have gone. What still causes delays.

Whether you need a visa for Turkey depends on your passport, not on Bulgaria. Who is visa-free, who needs an e-visa and what to check before the border.